Monday, March 14, 2011
But maybe being a robot isn’t such a bad thing if you’re in the cast of Sideshow Theatre Company’s Heddatron. They recently assisted a clever man by the name of Erik Schroe…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 12:48PMSince I just got done seeing Hair, which follows a tribe of hippies in Manhattan’s East Village, why not take a look at how things were transpiring on the other side of the Atlantic du…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 11:16AMFriday, March 11, 2011
Stumbled on this thanks to Steve Rettger, and it’s simply too awesome not to share. The dance-off gets brewing 2 minutes in with requisite tension build-up, and Ms. McKechnie kicks thi…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:06AMThursday, March 10, 2011
The dawning of an age: the national tour of “Hair” brings harmony and understanding to Chicago. A tribe of long-haired miscreants (read: hippies) has taken camp at the Oriental T…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:38PMWednesday, March 9, 2011
As I recently Twittered, Brikenbrak Theatre Project has announced their second season, and it’s a doozy. The season kicks off with an intimate staging of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:02AMTuesday, March 8, 2011
This Chicago Theatre Addict took a trip to the Bluegrass State for a spell. Here’s how it played out. Quality time with the nephew: We had “standy time,” I sang him a few s…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:27PMThursday, March 3, 2011
It’s an art: Barbara Robertson belts one out for the working (wo)man. “Everyone should have something to point to Someway to be tall in the crowd Proud” Upon watching the newly re-…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 03:53PMWednesday, March 2, 2011
Just got word that Jim Caruso’s Cast Party — a popular New York City event that features both tried-and-true and up-and-coming talent — is coming to Chicago. On April 10, C…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 03:38PMTuesday, March 1, 2011
Jessica Redish loves musical theatre. When talking about the art form, her speech speeds up to the point the mind reels — and I love it. Because, I, too, am a fan of the showtunes. But…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:53PMMonday, February 28, 2011
Her face says it all: Jane (Nina O’Keefe) stars as Hedda in the play-within-the-robot-play. On rare occasions do I leave a show not knowing what the hell I just saw, except for the …
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 12:46PMSaturday, February 26, 2011
There’s nothing outwardly remarkable about the family featured in Tyler Dean’s new play Run-of-the-Mill. Cynthia (Brit Cooper Robinson) is the tightly-wound wife and mother tryin…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 11:21AMFriday, February 25, 2011
Let’s pause all this theatre nonsense and discuss what seems to be all the chatter in the surrounding environs — at least from my vantage point. Which is my home office, since we…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:05AMWednesday, February 23, 2011
Chris Jones reports that Gary Griffin will direct Stephen Sondheim’s Follies to kick off the 2011-12 season at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. This is Big News for me. Some thoughts befor…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:53AMMonday, February 21, 2011
As a companion piece to my last “what I’m looking forward to” post, here are some additional things — all new, original works — that have me all jazzed up: Milk…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 06:11PMSunday, February 20, 2011
Hamlet (Jack Sharkey) grieves over a fallen Gertrude (Meg Elliott). That deeply vengeful (yet slow-to-act) Hamlet has taken residence at Gunder Mansion on the corner of Sheridan and Granvil…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 11:54AMThursday, February 17, 2011
A tense and twisted family Christmas in Thomas Bradshaw’s “Mary,” playing at the Goodman At the end of Thomas Bradshaw’s Mary, you’re not quite sure if you shou…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 12:53AMMonday, February 14, 2011
I took my mother to see Burn the Floor yesterday afternoon. We had a lot of fun watching 20 mega-talented dancers swing their hips to some classic numbers. Nothing revolutionary, just glitte…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:10AMFriday, February 11, 2011
I used to play golf as a teen. In fact, I was pretty good: I came in first in some local junior league tournament. And then, the day after that, I quit. I’d simply had enough with what…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:44AMThursday, February 10, 2011
I’ve heard of Susan Moniz for years. While she’s a known-quantity in the Chicago musical theatre scene, it wasn’t until very recently that I’ve seen her work. (Howeve…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 11:58PMWednesday, February 9, 2011
Local theatre professionals Andrea Pikscher and her husband Jason had an idea: why not create a social networking site specifically for the Chicago theatre community? “Jason was workin…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:00PMTuesday, February 8, 2011
Yesterday, Broadway diva Patti LuPone was honored by The Drama League for, basically, being Patti LuPone. Fancy Broadway types, socialites (and the lovely SarahB, who volunteered at the ev…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:44PMMonday, February 7, 2011
Susan Moniz and Brad Armacost make a connection in Provision Theater Company’s “Shadowlands” “Pain is God’s megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” That famous …
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:49AMSaturday, February 5, 2011
Lawrence Clayton (Jean Valjean) “Brings Him Home” in the new national tour of “Les Misérables.” “Les Misérables without the turntable? How is that possible?&#…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 11:20AMFriday, February 4, 2011
What does this have to do with Chicago theatre, you ask? Well, I’d argue this is theatre unto itself: Oh, you just know I submitted this to whenparentstext.com. Love you, mom! Drive sa…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 02:10PMCarmilla (Michaela Petro) gets ‘er done. Carmilla doesn’t f*ck around. When she knows what she wants, she gets it — and pity to anyone who stands in her way. Twenty-five ye…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:42AMThursday, February 3, 2011
Did everyone make it through this storm safe and sound? I hope so! Tuesday evening, I was scheduled to review Burn the Floor, the sexy dance spectacle currently playing at the Bank of Americ…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:22AMTuesday, February 1, 2011
A shot from my office’s window (3:30 pm): Stay safe out there, kittens!
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 04:52PMAn intriguing press photo provided by Red Tape, but hardly a scene from the show. At all. Religion is a wacky thing. We all are inherently good. But we’re all sinners. Some of us conne…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 12:45PMSunday, January 30, 2011
Sally Murphy and Stephen Louis Grush: two intimate strangers In watching Sex with Strangers, Laura Eason’s provocative new play exploring how the online world has impacted the way we i…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 11:11AMSaturday, January 29, 2011
A scene from “Being Harold Pinter” Belarus Free Theatre’s Being Harold Pinter is political theatre to the core. These artists, who fled their country late last year to perf…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:08PMI bet you do! Thankfully, we have Dancing Kim to show us how! Amazing, right? (Thanks suchabooknerd for directing my attention to this!)
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